He stirred from his day-long nap to lazily regard me (this over-excited bipedal goof with the big camera) only for a few seconds before falling back into slumber that could not be broken by a stampede.

I snapped this photo at the Memphis zoo in Tennessee. I think I visited one year I attended the Mephit convention.

And yes, there were bars between the lion and I. The photo would not be so focused if it were otherwise.